MARVEL VISIONARIES: JOHN ROMITA SR.

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998) #39-40, 42, 50, 108-109, 365

by Stan Lee

Celebrate the career of a true Marvel Visionary! From the Fabulous Fifties to the future of the Femizons, Jazzy John Romita brought his distinctive and definitive style to all corners of the Marvel Universe! Witness the coming of the communist-hunting Captain America! A furious face-off between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin! The debut of the Devil's Daughter! Peter Parker's parents in perilous predicaments! And classic stories featuring the Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Nick Fury, Wolverine, the Kingpin and more -- including rarely seen horror talesf rom the pre-Marvel era!

COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #39-40, 42, 50, 108-109, and 365; CAPTAIN AMERICA & THE FALCON #138; DAREDEVIL #16-17; FANTASTIC FOUR #105-106; UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN #-1; VAMPIRE TALES #2; STRANGE TALES #4; MENACE #6, 11; YOUNG MEN #24, 26; WESTERN KID #12; TALES TO ASTONISH #77; TALES OF SUSPENSE #77

Written by: Stan Lee, Tom DeFalco, Roy Thomas, and Roger Stern
Art by: John Romita Sr.

Genres: Comics, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics, Graphic Novels

336 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 2005

About the author

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.

With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Reviews

[Stan Kutcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

John Romita Sr. is a Marvel Master and this book pays tribute to that. The book collects and reprints some of the comic books Romita has done throughout his career (some books which may be very hard to find). The artwork may seem a little dated to some, but arguably appreciated more by the more experienced artists and readers. I love the hardcover image, which shows one of my most favorite visuals of Spider-man.

[Liam Coyne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book shows John Romita Sr was an awesome Marvel Comic Artist especially for Spider-Man

[Leo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing art by Romita. However, paired with mostly writing by Stan Lee, it was a slog to get through. Instead of reading this book, just go onto google and look up his art, and get the experience without the boring scripts.

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Retrospective of the senior Romita's Marvel Comics work from 1951 through 1997, beginning with some horror, SF & western, early Captain America (featuring a very different Red Skull), Hulk, on through Daredevil, Fantastic Four, more Captain America, a brief Satana vignette, and a whole lot of Spider-Man, the character Romita is most associated with. The art is good; the stories are okay. Enjoyment will largely depend on how well you can tolerate Stan Lee's manic scripting. I was never a big Spidey fan, to be honest - found him talky and annoying, and the subplots repetitive (Aunt May on the verge of death again...) Out of these, I liked the FF two-parter the best. The early genre stories (writers unknown) are kind of cute.